The Baldo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 794 people carried this name — #29,661 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is up 10% from 724 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Baldo surname
From the Italian surname ultimately of Germanic origin, from the root of the adjective bold.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Baldo» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,527 people named Baldo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 323 people named Baldo.
145 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
101 people named Baldo have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 114 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
83 people named Baldo live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 35 people named Baldo live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Baldo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giuseppe Baldo 1843–1915 · presbyter -
Giuseppe Baldo 1914–2007 · association football player -
Giuseppe Baldo 1914–2007 · association football player
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Bruno Blotto Baldo d. 1989 · politician
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Ettore Baldo d. 1999 · swimmer
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Antonio Baldo d. 1998
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baldo.
- Baldelli 345 · U.S. census
- Baldi 1,275 · U.S. census
- Baldin 119 · U.S. census
- Baldinger 384 · U.S. census
- Baldini 1,110 · U.S. census
- Baldino 1,559 · U.S. census
- Baldocchi 248 · U.S. census
- Baldoni 439 · U.S. census
- Balducci 1,207 · U.S. census
- Balduzzi 157 · U.S. census
- Baldy 339 · U.S. census
- Bale 2,843 · U.S. census
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